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Do you remember the stunning magic effect performed on TV? In effect, he borrowed a watch from a man sitting in his car and checked the correct time. He placed the watch back in the mans hands and then asked him to think of a number to move the time. The man said “24” and after a few seconds of mental hocus-pocus, the man opened his hands and saw the watch indeed MOVE AHEAD 24 MINUTES! The reaction was incredible!

Predicting newspaper headlines at a stage show involves getting your predictions to a trusted member of the audience, local government or law enforcement DAYS before your show. It takes preparation, but it’s all part of the show! And in addition to pulling off the largest-scale mentalism trick possible, you are gonna get publicity for it. LOTS of publicity.

This is one of the strongest effects you can do with a Sharpie marker. A Sharpie is placed on a table or on a glass. The performer concentrates and the pen falls dramatically to the floor. Simple, direct yet powerful. Both Banachek and Ryan have had people screaming and even running out of a room!